JULY 2017

Beijing: In China, legions of delivery personnel power the world’s largest e-commerce boom. Known for their careening three-wheeled carts, they terrorise pedestrians and sometimes dump their packages on doorsteps and desks with the delicacy of a restaurant employee tossing out yesterday’s leftovers. READ MORE>>>

AKIPRESS.COM – Tajik police detained the citizen of Kyrgyzstan on suspicion of importing and selling a large amount of counterfeit dollars, according to the official website of the Ministry of Interior of Tajikistan. . READ MORE>>>

BEIJING — In China, legions of delivery personnel power the world’s largest e-commerce boom. Known for their careening three-wheeled carts, they terrorize pedestrians and sometimes dump their packages on doorsteps and desks with the delicacy of a restaurant employee tossing out yesterday’s leftovers. READ MORE>>>

Drugs will be the subject for total labeling in the Russian pharmaceutical market according to a recent draft law, which was submitted for the consideration of the national Parliament (State Duma) by the Russian national government, reports The Pharma Letter’s local correspondent. READ MORE>>>

300,000 pounds of rat meat disguised as chicken wings being sold in the United States is fake news. Chicken wings are a part of America’s pastime when it comes to football. However, there is no truth to a report that a large quantity of rat meat was sold as chicken wings in the United States. READ MORE>>>

Over two thousand fashion products and counterfeit accessories of different brands have been seized from traders by the Guardia Civil at the Mercadillo del Campico de Guardamar, pending economic valuation. READ MORE>>>

Recession and high taxes have driven increasing numbers of consumers towards illicit alcohol in a market where official volumes are down – yet prestige is making headway. Kevin Rozario asks how legitimate brands are handling the Russia conundrum. READ MORE>>>

City Attorney Mike Feuer announced Friday that his office secured more than $1 million in civil penalties and a 10-year injunction against a married couple accused of selling counterfeit detergent and soap and their alleged supplier. READ MORE>>>

In 1985, a single bottle of wine was sold for a record-breaking $157,000 at Christie’s in London. The purchaser was Christopher Forbes, who was bidding on behalf of his father Malcolm Forbes, the founder of this publication. The bottle was the so-called Thomas Jefferson bottle, a 1787 Lafite. It was thought to have the founding father’s initials ‘Th.J’ carved on to the amber green glass. Other circumstantial evidence had also suggested the third president of the United States was once the owner. READ MORE>>>

Kao USA has been warning consumers to be aware, because several of its lotions have been found as counterfeit products in look-a-like packaging in the Northeastern U.S. The counterfeit products are falsely labeled as Jergens Ultra Healing 10 oz. & 21 oz., and Jergens Original Scent 21oz. and Jergens Soothing Aloe 10 oz. & 21 oz. READ MORE>>>

The German sandal brand, whose contoured, cork-cored footbeds have attracted generations of customers, has become maybe the biggest and loudest critic of the ecommerce steamroller. Last year, Birkenstock USA decided to pull all its products from Amazon, saying the large number of counterfeit Birkenstocks on the site were hurting its brand. Now David Kahan, CEO of Birkenstock USA, is attacking an Amazon program that involves the company buying products from third-party retailers at full price and reselling them itself, apparently with or without the consent of the brands whose products are involved. READ MORE>>>

On August 21st, a total solar eclipse will pass through the continental United States — traveling from the coasts of Oregon to South Carolina. It’s going to be an incredible sight, but the only way to watch it safely is to view the partially eclipsed Sun with special solar filter glasses that block out the majority of the Sun’s light. Only certain solar filter glasses sold online have been properly certified. READ MORE>>>

Protecting our shores from the constant threat of copyright infringement, U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Office of Field Operations seized a shipment of counterfeit toys valued at $121,442 at a Charleston port. READ MORE>>>

Some drivers look for parts from third-party suppliers instead of the manufacturer, and others may unknowingly purchase counterfeit parts that appear to be genuine. Either way, they could expose their cars’ engines to unnecessary risk. Low-quality counterfeit parts sometimes fail to function properly. A bogus oil filter, for example, might not trap metal particles. These particles would then be circulated throughout the engine, and cause accelerated wear and tear. READ MORE>>>

Canadian Alexandre Cazes was a hacker at age 14 with an IQ of 142, the founder of the 200,000-member illicit trading site AlphaBay, and a longtime resident of Thailand, the country he loved, before his arrest and suicide, police said on Monday. READ MORE>>>

MONSEY, N.J. — An Italian national living in Monsey was sentenced Friday to 37 months in federal prison for smuggling counterfeit iPhones, camcorders and other electronics into the U.S. from China. READ MORE>>>

BRUSSELS, July 21, 2017 – New figures released by the European Commission show that customs authorities detained more than 41 million fake and counterfeit products at the EU’s external border in 2016. The goods had a total value of over €670 million. Everyday products which are potentially dangerous to health and safety – such as food and drink, medicines, toys and household electrical goods – accounted for over a third of all intercepted goods. READ MORE>>>

The Anti-Counterfeit Agency plans to strengthen its market intelligence, boost internal capacity and enforcement role as it announced the extension of its strategic plan in the war against fake products. READ MORE>>>

Forever 21 is under fire for their use of stripes, and being sued by two separate parties over alleged copyright infringement. Both sportswear brand Adidas and high-fashion design house Gucci are claiming that the affordable retailer used geometric designs that they own the rights to. READ MORE>>>

Customs director Jose Mafnas announced yesterday another significant increase in revenue collections and fiscal year improvements between 2016 and 2017 following upgrades to detection equipment and operations. READ MORE>>>

AMD’s new Ryzen processors offer quite a bit of bang for your buck, and have been a hot ticket item for the last few months. Unfortunately, scammers will find a way to take advantage people’s eagerness to get their hands on a product no matter what. Reports from at least two users have indicated that counterfeit AMD Ryzen processors are being sold by Amazon or Amazon retailers, and the processors customers are receiving aren’t even made by AMD at all. READ MORE>>>

IBuilding an understanding and appreciation of trademarks across the corporate structure is a significant challenge for many corporate counsel. However, it isn’t an impossible mission and a number of this year’s WTR Awards winners have expanded on how the legal function in their organisation has been positioned as a meaningful business partner rather than remaining in a legal silo. READ MORE>>>

The UAE’s Ministry of Health and Prevention has unveiled a new technology to detect counterfeit or low-quality drugs posing as great health threats to the community. As West Africa declares war on the market for expired and counterfeit medicines, start-ups are putting quality control in the hands of patients to stop them risking their lives trying to get well. READ MORE>>>

As West Africa declares war on the market for expired and counterfeit medicines, start-ups are putting quality control in the hands of patients to stop them risking their lives trying to get well.. READ MORE>>>

Researchers have taken a major step in terms of preventing counterfeiting. This is through generating unique atomic-scale identifiers based on the irregularities found in 2-D materials such as graphene. READ MORE>>>

Recently, the voice push to talk circuit in [Ryan]’s BITX40 radio was keyed down for a very long time. Blue smoke was released, a MOSFET was burnt out, and [Ryan] needed a new IRF510 N-channel MOSFET. Not a problem; this is a $1 in quantity one, but shipping from Mouser or Digikey will always kill you if you only buy one part at a time. Instead, [Ryan] found a supplier for five of these MOSFETs for $6 shipped. This was a good deal and a bad move because those new parts were fakes. Now we have an opportunity to play spot the fake MOSFET and learn that it’s all about the supply chain. READ MORE>>>

The EU said Thursday it would cut off financing for terror groups from the lucrative trade in priceless cultural artefacts stolen in war zones such as Syria and Iraq by imposing tough import controls. READ MORE>>>

When streetwear brand Supreme unveiled its collection with Louis Vuitton last month, young people in London, Los Angeles and Tokyo camped overnight outside stores hoping to snap up the hoodies and T-shirts that had received a stamp of approval from the world’s largest luxury label. READ MORE>>>

The warning concerns a variant of Bevacizumab 100mg/4ml drug produced by Swiss company F. Hoffman-La Roche Ltd, which is sold under the trade name Avastin. However Turkey and the north sell a counterfeit Avastin called Altuzan which reportedly contains no Bevacizumab, the active ingredient. READ MORE>>>

With the circulation of expired and counterfeit drugs on the rise, countries in West Africa have taken strides to keep the dangerous meds off the market. A recently launched start-up is now looking to help the cause by putting control in the hands of patients to prevent them from risking their lives to stay well. READ MORE>>>

MANILA, Philippines — Five years since Sin Tax Reform was passed into law, the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) is still not placing tax stamps on bottles of alcoholic beverages, as proof of tax compliance. READ MORE>>>

MINSK, 11 July (BelTA) – Belarus and China will cooperate in tackling the international trade in counterfeit goods, BelTA learned from the Belarusian State Customs Committee following the meeting with a delegation of the Office of the National Leading Group for Combating IPR Infringement and Counterfeiting at China’s Commerce Ministry. READ MORE>>>

Given its extensive media coverage, few of you will have let the third annual Amazon Prime Day pass you by unnoticed. However, Amazon’s success is down to more than just flash sales and impressive marketing campaigns. From its early days as an online bookstore, Amazon’s quick reaction to market trends and has allowed it to grow at a rapid rate into a global eCommerce leader, with an impressive service offering including Amazon Prime, Prime Now, Amazon Fresh and Fulfilled by Amazon. READ MORE>>>

Five fraudsters who admitted selling counterfeit handbags and purses have been spared jail. Thurrock Council’s Trading Standards team carried out a four-year investigation into people suspected of importing, manufacturing, distributing and selling counterfeit handbags, purses, clothing and perfume. READ MORE>>>

Whisky is a big British export – the industry directly employs 10,000 people in the UK – with almost 40 bottles shipped every second. Such a big business attracts scammers, who try to sell cheaper, counterfeit whisky. But chemists can now spot counterfeits with just a few microlitres of the Scotch. READ MORE>>>

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – Efforts to prevent the sale of counterfeit tribal art and jewelry will be the focus of testimony as two U.S. senators hold a field hearing in New Mexico about protecting legitimate American Indian artists and markets from fraudulent goods. READ MORE>>>

Director of Crime Stoppers International Dave Cording is warning the Jamaican Government that it should carefully consider not raising taxes too much as that would only make the illicit trading of goods more lucrative for organised gangs.READ MORE>>>

It appears the largest dark web drug and counterfeit marketplace might be pulling off a Houdini. Numerous users on Reddit and Twitter are speculating that AlphaBay Market – often dubbed as the new Silk Road – has executed an elaborate exit scheme. READ MORE>>>

In a report earlier Wednesday morning, we noted the gain that Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) has made recently in attracting third-party sellers to its online marketplace. But with that success has come a problem that other online retailers like Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) and eBay Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY) also face: the sale of counterfeit products.READ MORE>>>

Lincolnshire Trading Standards and Lincolnshire Police joined forces to act on intelligence and raid the home address where the fake perfume seized included counterfeit versions of Chanel, Dior, YSL, Hugo Boss and Giorgio Armani.READ MORE>>>

More than a year after the enforcement of tough intellectual property laws in Thailand, the majority of Cambodian vendors at Thailand’s Rong Kluea market are on the verge of giving up selling counterfeit products. READ MORE>>>

You may not realise it when you crack open your fresh pack of Marlboro Golds on a night out, but they may not be made by Marlboro at all. Meet “Buttlegging”, as the illegal trade of cigarettes has been punnily nicknamed (bootlegging and cigarette butt’s baby). Worryingly, a new report has found that 1 in every 7 cigarettes smoked in Britain is either counterfeit or smuggled in from abroad. This works out as a whopping 5.5 billion illicit cigarettes smoked by Brits last year alone.READ MORE>>>

What is parallel market? Have you ever heard of the term? Do want to know how this kind of market works? We will give you the answers to these questions and more! Find out what parallel market is, why it emerges and how it is works in Nigeria.READ MORE>>>

“Operation Wafers”: over one million counterfeit semiconductors seized, reports ESIA

The European Semiconductor Industry Association (ESIA) revealed that under a European-wide Joint Customs Operation (JCO) code-named “Operation Wafers, more than one million counterfeit semiconductor devices were seized within a two-week operational phase. READ MORE>>>

The Ministry of Commerce and Investment has been conducting intensive campaigns to control commercial fraud and remove counterfeit goods in local markets. We see the frequent reports of the ministry about its achievements and viral videos that expose the exploitation and manipulation by a large number of traders who import expired or counterfeit products from abroad. With these campaigns some shops have closed their shops for fear of sanctions, confiscation of goods and arrest of illegal workers. READ MORE>>>

Volkswagen‘s French division reported imprecise delivery figures to their German headquarters since 2010. Der Spiegel said that the reports were deliberately misled to make its performance look better, citing a report by the carmaker’s internal auditors. READ MORE>>>

KUWAIT CITY, July 1: Many citizens and residents, especially women, are increasingly eager to buy perfumes during holidays and special occasions. However, some may be subjected to commercial fraud or counterfeiting. READ MORE>>>